LUNA – författare

The American prosecutor plays a powerful role in the judicial system, wielding the authority to accept or decline a case, choose which crimes to allege, and decide the number of counts to charge. These choices, among others, are often made with little supervision or institutional oversight. This prosecutorial discretion has prompted scholars to look to the role of prosecutors in Europe for insight on how to reform the American system of justice.In The Prosecutor in Transnational Perspective, Erik Luna and Marianne Wade, through the works of their contributors coupled with their own analysis, demonstrate that valuable lessons can be learned from a transnational examination of prosecutorial authority. They examine both parallels and distinctions in the processes available to and decisions made by prosecutors in the United States and Europe. Ultimately, they demonstrate how the enhanced role of the prosecutor represents a crossroads for criminal justice with weighty legal and socio-economic consequences.

Farm girl turned sexual assault advocate Mrs. Luna was born and raised in the heart of Pennsylvania with degrees in graphic design and master's in business administration. Luna's work ethic and passion for continuous learning carry over into everything she does. A rape and sexual assault survivor, Luna has turned the voice of her pain into a megaphone to help others and advocate for change in laws and policy regarding assault at the local, state, and national level. Her distinguished career in law enforcement has given her a unique perspective on what is currently being done to assist survivors and what needs to be improved. Speaking both as a victim and as a law enforcement employee with exposure to a wide variety of cases, Luna's forthright perspective is a much-needed voice at this time when the country as a whole faces a reckoning with how it treats both assault victims and perpetrators. Working in law enforcement gives Luna a chance to help other victims get the help they need. A beacon of professionalism, Luna is uniquely placed as a bridge between the law enforcement community and the general public. Luna seeks healing through activism, using her story and experience as a platform for awareness and change. The Shards of a Rainbow, detailing the life of a victim and her family learning to heal years after an assault is her first. When she is not petitioning her state officials in person, she can be found spending time with her husband, daughter, and dog hiking the countryside of rural Pennsylvania.

This is not just a story, this is a call to the whole world for help... ...to be part of the Longest Human Chain Reaction that we will create to find him. ...to help me search for the person I love and miss so much... ... a love that was separated by traditions. ... a love that I know deep inside me still exists. ... a love story that we are still living in our minds and hearts. ...a story that we are wondering how it will end. If only we were together by now, then this story would not have been written! Things were meant to be this way, and so you get your story. Turn the pages of the book to enter the hollow of our thoughts.